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Susan&Daniel   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: England
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First of all.. HUGH LAURIE WAS THERE! He was standing right next to me as I sorted out my courier stuff.

Secondly, I was approved. YAY! Massive relief, as you can all imagine!

And now onto the review..

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My appointment was for 8am. I arrived the Embassy for 6.45am and I am very glad I did! I was 6th in line and by the time the Embassy started processing people to enter (approx 7.35am) there were about 80 people in the queue. I handed my interview letter over to the first Embassy employee, she checked it against her list and sent me to a lady standing outside the little X-ray security hut. She checked my passport & interview letter before sending me into the security hut. They took my bag and folder, scanned it and sent me onwards - "Follow the arrows!" I was told. I went around the building and entered through a side door, went to reception, handed over my interview letter again and it had a big sticker slapped on it with a number (I-901). I was told to go sit in the waiting room up the stairs and wait for my number to be called.

Everyone else had N-# and it got to N6 before my I-901 was called. They seem to have a certain window dedicated to non-N numbers, but expect about 6-7 N-# to be called before the next I-# is called. I went to the window, handed my interview letter over with my passport. He scanned my fingers/thumbs, took my birth cert, marriage cert (plus 1 copy for each) and my police cert (he wanted the original only) and then asked for the I-864 forms for my husband and my father-in-law (the joint sponsor in my case) and the latest tax return just for my father-in-law. At this point he also wanted a copy of my father-in-law's passport, so I handed that over too. He organised all the paperwork, handed me a blue slip and told me to go around the corner to the Cashier to pay $404.00 for my visa interview. I handed over £253.00 in cash to the Cashier, she gave me a receipt to return to the original guy I was just dealing with. So I returned and he gave me a pink form which had info on one side (MAKE SURE YOU READ IT!) and info to fill out of the courier service. I was told to take a seat and wait for my number to be called out again.

I sat and waited 30 mins before I was called and my actual interview took less than 2 minutes. The lady who saw me was such a lovely woman! She scanned my fingers to make sure I was the right person, told me to raise my right hand and asked if I was telling the truth etc. She then asked where my husband and I met, when we got married, what he's doing in the US, what I plan to do and when I plan to travel. After all of that she said "I'm going to go ahead and approve all of this for you. You can go pay the courier now!" and that was it!

Paid the courier, got a receipt with a tracking # on it and that was that! I was out of there by 9.30am!

I am so insanely happy. I can't believe it's (almost) all over! :D

Also, trust me to meet Hugh Laurie in the one place you're not allowed to bring a camera! ARRRRRGH!

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IR-1 Timeline (DCF London)

15th Feb 2011 - Filed I-130 in London.

6th Apr 2011 - Sent letter requesting expedition of visa.

11th Apr 2011 - Received email approving request.

12th May 2011 - I-130 approved.

2nd June 2011 - Received case number via email. Booked medical.

3rd June 2011 - Sent forms DS-230, DS-2001 & cover letter today.

8th June 2011 - Medical Exam (£273.00 for medical & MMR/Tetanus injection)

11th July 2011 - Visa interview at 8am.

14th July 2011 - Visa in hand.

23rd July 2011 - Uniting my family today in San Antonio <3

11th Aug 2011 - Received 10yr Green Card in the mail

22nd Aug 2011 - Received SSN

little_g Enthusiast

little_g   35

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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First of all.. HUGH LAURIE WAS THERE! He was standing right next to me as I sorted out my courier stuff.

Secondly, I was approved. YAY! Massive relief, as you can all imagine!

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I am so insanely happy. I can't believe it's (almost) all over! :D

Also, trust me to meet Hugh Laurie in the one place you're not allowed to bring a camera! ARRRRRGH!

:dance: :dance: WOO HOO CONGRATS!! :dance: :dance:

And hahahaha omg at meeting Hugh Laurie and not having a camera or phone!! :crying: I can just see it now, you're like "NO honestly he WAS there!!" :rofl:

Congrats again on everything, wonderful news!!

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ROC Journey
09/23/13 - Sent I-751 Packet
09/27/13 - Received NOA1

10/07/13 - Received Biometrics Letter, appt sched for 10/31

10/09/13 - Received Transfer Notice. Case transferred to CSC Dated 10/08/13

10/31/13 - Attended Biometrics

02/18/14 - Approved!

02/26/14- 10 Year GC received!! exp. 2024!!

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AOS Journey
8/13/11 - Mailed I-485, I-765 and I-131 Petitions off together
8/18/11 - Received Email NOA1 for all three petitions
8/24/11 - Received Biometrics Appointment
9/13/11 - Had Biometrics Appointment
10/19/11 - EAD/AP Approval Text/Email / 10/27/11 - EAD/AP Card Received in Mail!
11/18/11 - Interview Text/Email for Dec 21st!
12/21/11 - Interviewed & APPROVED!
12/27/11 - Welcome to USA Letter & GC Received!!
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K-1 Visa Journey
1/06/11 - Mailed I-129F to Texas Lockbox
1/07/11 - Packet received and sent on to VT
1/10/11 - NOA1 / 1/14/11 - NOA1 arrived by mail
5/09/11 - NOA2!! (Took 119 Days) / 5/12/11 - NOA2 arrived by mail
5/17/11 - NVC Received
5/18/11 - NVC Sent
5/20/11 - Embassy Received
6/11/11 - Packet 3 Sent
6/14/11 - Packet 3 signed for by someone called "KOKO"
6/15/11 - Medical / 6/20/11 - Medical Logged
6/23/11 - Packet 3 Logged
6/30/11 - Packet 4 Received (with original interview date of 7/25)
7/04/11 - Packet 4 Received (with new interview date of 7/13)
7/13/11 - Interview!! APPROVED!!!
7/15/11 - Visa in Hand
7/29/11 - POE JFK
8/06/11 - Wedding Day!heart.gif

jameugiekaxavilon Proficient

jameugiekaxavilon   25

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
 Timeline
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Congratulations!! :thumbs::thumbs:

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K-1 Journey (I-129F)

09/10/2010 ----- Filing date of I-129 F

09/22/2010 ----- NOA 1

02/22/2011 ----- Case being adjudicated

02/28/2011 ----- RFE, Waiver to file 2nd K-1 petition

03/04/2011 ----- RFE reply sent

03/08/2011 ----- RFE received and being reviewed at USCIS

03/17/2011 ----- NOA2 (I-129F approved)

03/23/2011 ----- NOA2 hard copy received

03/29/2011 ----- NVC received our Case

04/04/2011 ----- NVC letter received and case forwarded to US embassy Manila

04/08/2011 ----- US Embassy Manila received our case (Consulate)

04/15/2011 ----- Paid VISA at BPI

04/16/2011 ----- Received Eligibility Letter from US Embassy Manila dated April 8, 2011

04/25/2011 ----- 1st day of Medical

04/26/2011 ----- 2nd day of Medical (I PASSED!! Thank you Lord!!)

05/13/2011 ----- Interview (221g - Case under Administrative Processing "AP")

08/12/2011 ----- Received an email from the embassy "Case is pending review by a consular officer"

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My blog: All about my writings and essays

uklover Collaborator

uklover   1

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: England
 Timeline
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CONGRATS!!! :dance: :dance:

Hilarious about Hugh Laurie. :P

K1 PROCESS:

11/1/10: NOA1 Received

4/14/11: NOA2 - Approved!!!!

8/18/11: Visa in hand

8/29/11: POE in ATLANTA!!!!

9/16/11: Married!!!

AOS PROCESS:

10/4/11: Social Security Card Arrived!

11/10/11: AOS Package mailed to Chicago Lockbox

11/19/11: NOA1

12/2/11: Biometrics

12/10/11: Case transferred to the California Service Center

03/06/12: EAD approved and card production!

03/14/12: EAD card in hand!

08/04/12: Green card in production!

08/09/12: Green card in hand!

Nich-Nick Grand Master

Nich-Nick   3,354

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
 Timeline
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Congratulations! Be sure and copy/paste your review into the Embassy Review section of VJ.

I wonder how long Hugh stood in the queue outside?

England.gifENGLAND ---

K-1 Timeline 4 months, 19 days 03-10-08 VSC to 7-29-08 Interview London

10-05-08 Married

AOS Timeline 5 months, 14 days 10-9-08 to 3-23-09 No interview

Removing Conditions Timeline 5 months, 20 days12-27-10 to 06-10-11 No interview

Citizenship Timeline 3 months, 26 days 12-31-11 Dallas to 4-26-12 Interview Houston

05-16-12 Oath ceremony

The journey from Fiancé to US citizenship:

4 years, 2 months, 6 days

243 pages of forms/documents submitted

No RFEs

DiZZyLoX Proficient

DiZZyLoX   114

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: England
 Timeline
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YAYAY!!! Congratulations! :energy:

2010 K1 December Filers: December Filers Citizenship Help

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Let's get this Citizenship party started:
Dec 28. 2011 - Sent AOS Forms
May 15. 2012 - Green Card in Hand
Jun 12. 2012 - Our 1st Baby was born! :)

Oct 14. 2014 - ROC approved.
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08/16/2015 - Looking into Citizenship process!

Click Here for a detailed timeline of our K1 Journey.

ECWilloughbys Enthusiast

ECWilloughbys   7

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: England
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First of all.. HUGH LAURIE WAS THERE! He was standing right next to me as I sorted out my courier stuff.

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Also, trust me to meet Hugh Laurie in the one place you're not allowed to bring a camera! ARRRRRGH!

Ha! The day we went for our interview, both Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell from EastEnders, Gav's dad from Gavin & Stacey) and Nigel Mansell were waiting next to us. I kept wondering who did their paperwork for them!

K-1:
April 21, 2010: I-129F Sent (from London to VSC)
April 27, 2010: NOA1, check cashed
July 9, 2010: NOA2 (hardcopy)
July 12, 2010: NVC sent petition to embassy in London
October 7, 2010: Packet 3 logged at embassy
November 3, 2010: Interview: APPROVED!
December 7, 2010: POE: JFK
December 10, 2010: Wedding

AOS:
April 27, 2011: Sent I-485, I-864, EAD and AP to Chicago
May 5, 2011: Received text notifications, check cashed
May 9, 2011: NOA hardcopy via mail
May 14, 2011: RFE (for incorrectly filling out I-693)
June 3, 2011: Biometrics
June 17, 2011: RFE response delivered
June 21, 2011: Case under RFE review
June 23, 2011: Transferred to CSC!
June 29, 2011: EAD and AP approved!
July 9, 2011: EAD/AP card arrived via mail
January 4, 2012: RFE
January 28, 2012: RFE response delivered
January 30, 2012: Case under RFE review
February 8, 2012: Green card in production!
February 14, 2012: Green card received in mail

ROC:

December 4, 2013: Sent I-751 to Vermont Service Center

December 9, 2013: NOA1

January 13, 2014: Biometrics

May 15, 2014: Green card in production!

Ste Explorer

Ste   6

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
 Timeline
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Congrats. And congrats to me too. I got my visa interview approved today as well. :)

K-1 Visa timeline

(See comments in my timeline)

AOS timeline

Sent off AOS forms: 29th September 2011

NOA1: 14th October 2011

Biomentrics appointment: 8th November 2011

RFE on my I-485: 21st December 2011

Mailed RFE documents: 10th January 2012

RFE documents received and under review: 13th January 2012

I-485 transferred to California Service Center: 23rd January 2012

EAD in production: 25th January 2012

EAD in hand: 4th February 2012 (128 days after filing)

Green Card approved (Without interview): 6th March 2012

Green Card in hand: 12th March 2012

little_g Enthusiast

little_g   35

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Congrats. And congrats to me too. I got my visa interview approved today as well. :)

Congrats to you as well!! Please write a review for those of us still awaiting our turn :) My fiances is on Wednesday!

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ROC Journey
09/23/13 - Sent I-751 Packet
09/27/13 - Received NOA1

10/07/13 - Received Biometrics Letter, appt sched for 10/31

10/09/13 - Received Transfer Notice. Case transferred to CSC Dated 10/08/13

10/31/13 - Attended Biometrics

02/18/14 - Approved!

02/26/14- 10 Year GC received!! exp. 2024!!

.....................................................................................................................................................

AOS Journey
8/13/11 - Mailed I-485, I-765 and I-131 Petitions off together
8/18/11 - Received Email NOA1 for all three petitions
8/24/11 - Received Biometrics Appointment
9/13/11 - Had Biometrics Appointment
10/19/11 - EAD/AP Approval Text/Email / 10/27/11 - EAD/AP Card Received in Mail!
11/18/11 - Interview Text/Email for Dec 21st!
12/21/11 - Interviewed & APPROVED!
12/27/11 - Welcome to USA Letter & GC Received!!
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K-1 Visa Journey
1/06/11 - Mailed I-129F to Texas Lockbox
1/07/11 - Packet received and sent on to VT
1/10/11 - NOA1 / 1/14/11 - NOA1 arrived by mail
5/09/11 - NOA2!! (Took 119 Days) / 5/12/11 - NOA2 arrived by mail
5/17/11 - NVC Received
5/18/11 - NVC Sent
5/20/11 - Embassy Received
6/11/11 - Packet 3 Sent
6/14/11 - Packet 3 signed for by someone called "KOKO"
6/15/11 - Medical / 6/20/11 - Medical Logged
6/23/11 - Packet 3 Logged
6/30/11 - Packet 4 Received (with original interview date of 7/25)
7/04/11 - Packet 4 Received (with new interview date of 7/13)
7/13/11 - Interview!! APPROVED!!!
7/15/11 - Visa in Hand
7/29/11 - POE JFK
8/06/11 - Wedding Day!heart.gif

 
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